Cornbread recipe?

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by casmurf

growing up my dad use too put a link or two of green onion sausage in a cast iron cover with water and boil until water gone then brown. eat it with corn bread and steens syrup on both.Damn good groceries.

I must be missing something. What is the water for? Can't you just chunk da sausage in da pot and brown it?